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Peer reviewedLittleton, Karen; Light, Paul; Joiner, Richard; Messer, David; Barnes, Peter – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1998
Addresses the question of how far superficial aspects of software can affect the performance of girls and boys on computer-based problem-solving tasks. Finds, in two tests, a significant gender by software interaction, with girls' performances being highly influenced by the software version. Suggests that children's response to computers are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
White, Mary Alice; Righi, Carol – Educational Technology, 1991
Describes a survey that was conducted to identify the range of software programs in use in a sample of higher education institutions, examine usage patterns, and identify those programs reported as most useful to students, including foreign students. Gender differences and perceptions of Macintosh versus IBM hardware are also considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Peer reviewedNathan, Ronen; Baron, Lois J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Investigated whether program type or content have an effect on middle elementary school children's software preferences and whether gender differences surface when children choose software programs of different type and content. Analysis indicated that children, regardless of gender, preferred a drill and practice mathematics program over the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedDoornekamp, B. Gerard – Computers and Education, 1993
Discusses results of a study conducted in two secondary schools in the Netherlands that investigated student attitudes toward the use of computers in education. Highlights include the use of two questionnaires, one paper-and-pencil and one using a computer; student motivation; gender differences; and student characteristics, including computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware
Peer reviewedChappell, Kelly K. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1996
Analyzes, as a function of grade level, the representation of gender, competition, and violence in 17 top-selling software programs designed for mathematics education. Results indicate that mean percentages of violence, competition against the program and competition against a peer increase across grade level; mean percentages of female characters…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Evaluation
Peer reviewedAdams, Paul C. – Journal of Geography, 1998
Introduces "SimCity 2000," a computer simulation, as a tool for teaching urban geography. Argues that, combined with other activities, it can enhance computer literacy, geographical knowledge, and critical skills. Notes gender differences in students' previous exposure to the software; argues that instructors must consider this when…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation
